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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the minimum age and education requirements necessary to |
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obtain a hardship license. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 521.223, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsections (b), (c), (d), and (f) to read as follows: |
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(b) An applicant for a license under Subsection (a) must be |
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15 years and 180 days of age or older and must: |
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(1) have passed a driver education course approved by |
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the Texas Education Agency and conducted by a licensed driver |
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education school [department, which may be a course approved under
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Section 521.205]; and |
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(2) pass the examination required by Section 521.161. |
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(c) To be eligible to take the driver training course, the |
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person must be at least 15 [14] years of age. |
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(d) If the department determines that an applicant must |
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assist in the responsibilities imposed by a family illness, |
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disability, death-related emergency, or economic emergency, the |
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department [it may waive the driver training course requirement
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and] may issue a temporary license to an applicant who has satisfied |
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the requirements imposed by Subsection (b)(1). A temporary license |
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issued under this subsection is valid for 30 [60] days after the |
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date of issuance and may be renewed for additional 30-day [60-day] |
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periods as long as the condition continues. |
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(f) In the manner provided by Subchapter N, the department |
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shall [may] suspend a license issued under this section if the |
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holder of the license is convicted of a moving violation. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to the issuance of a hardship license on or after the effective date |
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of this Act. The issuance of a hardship license before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect |
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immediately before the effective date of this Act, and that law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |